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Informex Latin America to Launch in August, 2010
PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
The inaugural Latin American chemical educational and networking event
August 23-24 in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Informex, the leading meeting place for buyers and sellers of high-value
chemistry for a broad range of applications, today announced the launch of its Latin
American event, which will be comprised of chemical solutions and innovations from
all over the world at a single location.
This educational and networking event scheduled for August 23-24, 2010 in Sao
Paulo's Amcham Convention Center will include an international congress and tabletop
exhibition -- uniting more than 1500 professionals, including exhibitors, visitors
and congress participants.
With Latin America experiencing its longest period of sustained growth in more
than a generation, the industrial/specialty chemical products sector continues to see
significant growth despite the economic downturn. In Brazil alone, the chemical
industry's net sales in 2008 exceeded US$120 billion: 50% of which represented
industrial chemicals, 14% in pharmaceutical products, with remaining segments
(paints, coatings, cosmetics, perfumes, crops/fertilizers) totaling 36%.
These specialty sectors are the focus of Informex Latin America, with select
segments hosting pavilions to further highlight particular products, ingredients and
raw materials; sectors include:
Agrochemicals - with a special "Crop Production" pavilion
Industrial Chemicals - adhesives, resins, electronics, fuels, lubricants, paints,
coatings, photographic, film, plastics, polymers, textiles and water treatment
Consumer Chemicals - cosmetics, personal care, flavors, fragrances, food,
beverage, soaps and detergents
In addition to Sao Paulo being the business capital of Latin America with more
than 17 million inhabitants and a modern infrastructure, there were several factors
that lead Informex management to conclude that Brazil should be the chosen venue,
including:
- Boasting one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Brazil is
rebounding from the global economic downturn along with China and
India.
- According to the International Monetary Fund, Brazil is the fifth
largest country in the world by both population and area has the eighth
highest gross domestic product on a purchasing power parity basis.
- Brazil is the largest producer of ethanol in the world, with sugarcane
as its source.
- The Brazilian Institute of Geography & Statistics (IBGE) estimates that
there are approximately 5, 500 chemical companies operating in the
country representing 1,096 chemical industries; 604 are located in the
state of Sao Paulo.
"Informex will bring together purchasers and producers of fine, specialty and
custom chemicals and technologies in a comfortable networking environment. Launching
in Latin America provides opportunity for suppliers to showcase their products and
solutions in a growing region and be an invaluable opportunity to meet new clients,"
said Jennifer Jessup, Business Director, UBM. "Our goal is to have this be the
essential event for the specialty chemical industry in Brazil."
information, please contact Devin Hader, +1-609-759-4707 or devin.hader@ubm.com.
Organized by UBM International Media, Informex is the leading meeting place for
buyers and sellers of high-value chemistry for a broad range of applications. As the
leading fine chemical tradeshow in the United States, InformexUSA has been a
marketplace for networking and doing business in the fine, custom and specialty
chemical manufacturing industry for more than 25 years. For more information, visit
UBM International Media is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Business Media plc
(LSE: UBM) a leading provider of business information services to the maritime,
travel, fashion, technology, healthcare, media, and property industries. UBM offers
services in trade shows, online, news distribution, and publishing to customers
across the globe. UBM was the first international organizer to establish an office in
Brazil in 1994. Since then it has developed and organized more than 80 events for
various markets such as food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, building, IT and transport.
The UBM Brazil calendar includes the following events: Hi South America Summit, Fi
South America, CPhI South America, Informex Latin America, Intermodal South America,
ONG Brazil and Busworld South America. For more information, go to
Contact:
Jennifer Jessup
Business Director
UBM International Media
609-759-4707
jennifer.jessup@ubm.com
SOURCE: Informex
CONTACT: Jennifer Jessup,
Business Director,
UBM International Media,
+1-609-759-4707,
jennifer.jessup@ubm.com
(UBM.L)
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